theLittlePrince–ATaleofLoveandLife

　　Title:theLittlePrince

　　Author:AntoinedeSt-Exupery

　　MainCharacters:thelittleprince,thepilot,therose,thefox,thesnake,etc.

　　DespiteI’venotinmychildhoodyet,Istillpreferreadingfairy-talestories.thetales,whichaccompanywithmeinmyolddays,oftenmakemethinkofsomepreciousexperienceandsensationwhichonlybelongtochildren.ThissummerI’vereviewthiskindoftale,whichwaspublishedin1940.It’stheworld-famousfairy-talebytheFrenchauthor,AntoinedeSt-Exupery,TheLittlePrince.

　　Asmanyotherfairy-tales,theoutlineofTheLittlePrinceisnotverycomplex.“I”,thenarratorofthestory,isapilotwhoseplanehassomethingwrongandlandsintheSahara.Inthisoccasion,thepilotmakestheacquaintanceofthelittleprince,alittleboyfromanotherplanet,theAsteroidB612.Thelittleprincehasescapedfromhistinyplanet,becausehehassomequarrelwitharose,whichgrowsonhisplanet.Inthatcasehelefthisownplanetandtookanexplorationatsomeneighborasteroids.

　　Onhisall-alonejourney,thelittleprincemeetsdifferentkindsofpeople,whichincludesaking,aconceitedman,atippler,abusinessman,alamplighterandageographer.Fromthesepeoplehegetsaconclusionthatthegrown-upsareveryodd.Followingtheinstructionofthegeographer,hedescendsintheSahara,ontheearth.

　　Travelingontheearth,thelittleprince,whoseesagardenoffive-thousandroses,isovercomewithastonishmentandsadness,asheconsidershisroseisuniqueintheuniversebefore.Atthattimeafoxappears.Thefox,whotellthelittleprinceaboutthemeaningoftheword“tame”,becomeshisnewfriend.Atthetimetosayfarewell,thefoxmakeshimknowthathisroseisuniquebecausesheishisroseandtamedbyhim.Fromthatthelittleprincebeginstotreasurefriendshipandberesponsibletohisrose.

　　Attheanniversarydayofhisdescentoftheearth,rejectingthepilot’sadvice,hegoesbacktohisownplanetbybiteofasnake.“It’stoofar.Icannotcarrythisbodywithme.It’stooheavy.”hesaid.Hetellshisfriend,thepilot,hemustberesponsibleforhisrose,sohehastogoback.Attheendtheauthordoesn’ttellustheendingdirectly.Maybeit’smoresignificantforustoimagine,andformore,thinkover.Ahatfrightening?Ifyouseeitasasnaketoswallowtheelephant?Inthisfullofutilitarianworld,thebigpeople'seyesForeveronlythenumberofchildrenhaslongbeentheworld,theyhaveoverlooked.Ithasalreadylostachild-likepuritygone?Inordertofindtheanswertothatquestion,Iwonthe"LittlePrince."

　　"LittlePrince"isaclearspiritualbooks,isanadultfairytalewrittenforadults,isabookaboutlifeandthelivesofthefable.Asthebooksaid,thewaterontheheartisbeneficial.And"LittlePrince"onthewaterlikeathoroughclarificationofpeoplefeelwarmthandtranquility.

　　Thestoryofthelittleprinceoflifewithaseriousattitude,hediligentlytoclearthecrater,pullingthemonkeybreadtreeseedlings.However,TheLittlePrinceisalonely,depressedmoodinhistime,hewouldmentionastoolchasingthesuntoseethesunset.OnlyenjoythesunsetwhenthetwilightFeelingstendernessthatishisonlypleasure.Hehadread43timesadaysunset,becausehisheartisfullofendlesslonelinessandsorrow.FortunatelyaRoseenteredhislife,Rosehasaquiettenderness,shewillli

　　"Thelittleprince"Iwentwrong,becausetheplanelandedatasmalldesertonboyappeared.Heisthelittleprince.Hewaswithhisrosehappenedimbrogliorecognizationtorunaway,justcometotheearth.

　　Wegotlostinthemeanwhile,butwhenwetalkedwithsomethings"buildrelationships,"getouttohavebecomelessimportant.